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#Earthquake (#deprem) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M5.1 || 5 km W of #Malatya (#Turkey) || 6 min ago (local time 18:33:35). Follow the thread for the updates👇

#Earthquake 5 km W of #Malatya (#Turkey) 7 min ago (local time 18:33:35). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyeswitnesses. Share your experience via:
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🔔#Earthquake (#deprem) M5.1 occurred 5 km W of #Malatya (#Turkey) 8 min ago (local time 18:33:35). More info at:
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Earthquakes may happen anytime: what to do during the shaking?
🠪 INSIDE: take shelter, keep away from windows.
🠪 OUTSIDE: stay away from anything that might collapse (bridges, roofs, electrical wires).

#Earthquake 16 km SW of #Malatya (#Turkey) 10 min ago (local time 18:33:32). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
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🕒 This is the 17th felt #earthquake in Eastern Turkey in the last 15 hours.

🔎 Map of background focal mechanisms:

ℹEvent wrap-up: today a M5.1 #earthquake (#deprem) hit #Malatya (#Turkey) at 18:33:34 local time (UTC 15:33:34). Shaking was felt over 600km by approximately 45M people in Turkey and Syrian Arab Republic.

ℹ Aftershocks may occur in the next hours/days. Unless it is necessary, stay away from damaged areas for your safety 🙏 Be careful and follow national authorities' information.

🗨Eyewitnesses are saying: '😭😭[…]' Felt the #earthquake too? Share your experience and read others' at:
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#Earthquake 17 km SW of #Malatya (#Turkey) 28 min ago (local time 18:33:34). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience via:
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🔎 Regional instrumental seismicity in Eastern Turkey. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @EMSC data -from 2021 onwards]:

🔎 Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Malatya (#Turkey): 26/12/1939 a M7.8 led to 32700 casualties, 13/03/1992 a M6.8 led to 652 casualties, and on 26/07/1967 a M6.0 led to 110 casualties.

👉#Earthquakes cannot be predicted. For an #earthquake prediction to be meaningful, it has to specify a time, location & magnitude range that is unlikely to occur randomly. This is currently impossible. Learn more in this video from @EarthScope_sci👇

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